Climate change is shrinking glaciers faster than ever, with 7 trillion tons lost since 2000
Climate change is accelerating the melting of the world's mountain glaciers, according to a massive new study that found them ...
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Buckle up: Study Maps World's Most Turbulent Flight Routes
A study by Turbli shows flights crossing the Andes Mountains face the world's worst turbulence, while North American Rocky ...
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Vicuña poop creates biodiversity hotspots as glaciers retreat rapidly
The vicuña’s social habit of pooping in the same place could help Andean ecosystems adapt as glaciers rapidly retreat due to ...
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Andes wildfires: Ecosystem vulnerability and soil degradation
A new study reveals the extreme vulnerability of the Arequipa shrublands to these blazes, with severe soil degradation ...
Wildfires in the Andes cause severe soil degradation that hinders ecosystem recovery, study shows
In September 2018, a wildfire burned nearly two thousand hectares of shrubland on the Pichu Pichu volcano, an ecologically ...
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In the high Andes, a dream to restore a special forest takes root
Three years ago, while exploring the Mojanda mountain range in Ecuador, a team of researchers from a local NGO and a ...
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What to Do When Lost in the Andes Mountains
"How to Survive is a Webby Award-winning series offering expert tips for surviving disasters, attacks, and life's toughest situations. Tune in to How To Survive for a thrilling guide that could save ...